THE Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) has recently been awarded a $595,000 grant from the Victorian Government, through the Nature Fund Program.

UP to 15 volunteer Hamilton residents have been working along the Grange Burn on Thursday and Saturday mornings for an hour and a half of exercise and chatter over the last three months.

AN incredible defensive effort from Cobden has seen the Hamilton Kangaroos stopped in their tracks after resuming for the third term where the home side added only a single behind for the entire second half as the Bombers took out the Hampden Football Netball League round 10 match, 13.11 (89) to 6.4 (40).

GET Ready for an Out-of-This-World Experience with the Greater Hamilton Library’s School Holiday Program.

THE abnormally dry conditions in the district have provided some upside for golfers with the still green fairways providing plenty of run.

RAISING awareness around changing behaviours in a friend, family member or a loved one was the topic of an address given by Dementia Australia at Western District Health Service (WDHS) Hamilton last Thursday.

THE third annual Dunkeld Writers Festival program was launched to a bumper crowd of book-loving enthusiasts last week.

HAMILTON basketballers, Taima Thomas and Emily Iredell were recently announced in the Under-14 Vic Country squads to compete at the Country Metro Challenge (CMC) in Bendigo this coming weekend.

NINE years after being first released, the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct for Australian retailers, wholesalers and suppliers (the Code) has received a significant update following a review, with the major change making the Code “mandatory for all supermarkets with an annual Australian revenue of greater than $5 billion”.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is backing a private members Bill that would remove regulations stopping farmers from growing industrial hemp.